Anthony Costa is a writer, designer and illustrator living in Melbourne, Australia. These alternate AFL and NRL football graphics are inspired by his love of heritage sports logos and uniforms. Got a comment or design project? Email Anthony at [email protected].

Manchester United 2012 kit

May 25, 2011

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Here's Manchester United's brand new 2011-12 kit. It's available in red... or red. Pretty safe and solid design from the world's biggest club. Interesting to see that more elaborate 90's-style necklines are back, but that appears to be the greatest embellishment here. Thanks to BRND for the...

Plan B x Mishka: The Art of Sports Branding

May 25, 2011

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Great little story on American Sports Branding firm Plan B by the cats at NY street label Mishka who recently hooked up with the B-team to design a New Era cap. Even if you're not pulled in by their cartoonish illustration style, you have to admire the Plan B story. Focussing on baseball branding, Plan B was founded by a couple of...

Inside Madden 12

May 19, 2011

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Madden 12 may be the closest we get to an NFL season for a while. If you're a Madden nut check out Complex's interview with EA Sports Senior Designer Josh Looman to preview some of the changes we'll see in Franchise and Superstar mode and general gameplay. It makes you appreciate how advanced these...

New Nike Barcelona Kit for 2012

May 19, 2011

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Barcelona have unveiled their new kit for the forthcoming season... have to say I'm not a huge fan. The familiar strong vertical stripes have given way to a forest of thin 80's style notched speed stripes racing up the chest. Overall it's a much busier feel.

The biggest disappointment though is what's planted on the gut. Barcelona had shown great character for many years by keeping...

NBA's Washington Wizards brand get brand new look

May 12, 2011

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Here's how to do retro right. Overnight the NBA's Washington Wizards have gone from having one of the most gimmicky brands in the NBA (why is that league so prone to such flimsy design fads?) to one of the strongest. Drawing on Washington's Bullets heritage, the new Wizards jersey and logo suite is a bold look that's timelessly stylish. I love the bold geometric lines of the singlet and the...

Channel 7 loves the NBA

Feb 7, 2011

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AFL Live 2011 coming soon

Feb 6, 2011

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My Playstation's about to get totally hammered...

Finally coming out in the next couple of months after years of delays, I'm quietly stoked about this one. It must always be a challenge for local game developers to score the investment required to produce top-notch titles based on our local sports. Hopefully this one raises the bar high... so far all the sounds coming out are...

Time to ditch the Clipps?

Jan 26, 2011

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Blake Griffin continues to bring the boom-shakka-lakka back to the NBA. With the Clippers on a roll a few have been calling for the franchise to make a clean break with their lamentable past and strike a brand new name and logo. I've got to say I think this would be a...